Rats with a glucocorticoid-induced catabolic state show symptoms of oxidative stress and spleen atrophy: The effects of age and recovery

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 256-263

  Orzechowski, A ^a   Ostaszewski, P ^a   Wilczak, J ^a   Jank, M ^a   Balasinska B ^a   Wareski, P ^a   Fuller Jr , J ^a,b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Metabolic Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CREATINE KINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLEEN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATROPHY; CREATINE KINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0036615021     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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